Unimog Club UK

Turnip,

Thanks for the video. It looks like a great system.

This week I hope to have a functional clutch linkage, and am picking up a Meyer Snow plow. Then it’s just all new wiring and hydraulics to get operational before winter. Right now I’m thinking of a small davit with an electric winch instead of what you have. But I will still need a jack leg no matter what.

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Tom

Since mine is a “tractor” the top road speed allowable here is around 20-25 mph. Plus I don’t expect to do more than a few hundred miles a year on tarmac, if that, so for now, the tread stays the same. But now I know, it doesn’t take long to swap front tires around.

The weight issue sounds right and I will be looking for a small crane. The Norwegians have a good expression “kjekt å ha” which very roughly translates to ”nice to have”. I am sure that I do need one, I just have to find a reason.

Forestry winches and splitters/firewood processors are a dime a dozen here, so I’ll just borrow for the time being and see what comes up.

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Tom

Thanks liongeorge

That looks like a great splitter.

Having a crane would quite an advantage for thinning here and I am sure I would find other applications.

Cheers

Tom

Moose,

Sorry, I wasn’t clear, this is a bush truck so will be driven off-road primarily. Here wood is cut mostly in the winter when the ground is frozen. The rest of the year, if not timed well, the trails can be soft. Patches of bog and thixotropic clay can catch you out and there is also the damage done to the trail that will quickly turn an access trail into a river. Forestry tractors with 4wd usually have a locking back axle to minimize trail damage.

The 411’s on the other hand were originally equipped with only the option to lock both axles. Is there a reason for this? Could it cause damage by only locking the rear? It’s a quick and easy fix to add two more valves for the actuators, but it could be expensive if it blows an expensive component.

The manuals don’t cover the axle/chassis clearance but as Brian pointed out, getting it wrong could damage the torque tubes. With hybrid like mine, it’s hard to guess what’s going to be a solution and what’s going to cause an expensive problem.

Cheers,

Tom

Moose

Thanks for the explanation. I’ve been thinking a lot about it and the application to my particular Mog hybrid. I’m starting to worry about the clearance between the Nissan engine and the axle. I’ve attached some pictures.

The first pic shows the oil pan and diff. The most important question is; how much clearance is there with a stock engine? If the blocks are removed and as you say the dampers have a soft compression there could be damage to the oil pan especially if there was a load on the front, like a snow plow.

You can see by the pictures that even though the springs are blocked up in front, the dampers are in the original mountings. Also, there are rubber bumpers which I don’t think are standard. That leads me to think that it was done to prevent damage. The current bumpers are made from old conveyor belting with a 6 cm gap to the axle. This solution is better than nothing but, not much. I think that at a minimum they need to be replaced by polyurethane bumpers/pads. The problem would be that if the steel lifts are removed, there’s not going to be any clearance.

What would you suggest to avoid some sort of catastrophic failure?

Also, since the diff locks are already converted to air; Is it a good idea to operating in 4wd with only the rear axle locked? Some of the places I’ll be using the Mog have 1 or 2 k’s of steep uphill slogging. In a tractor it’s the way to go but what about Mog’s? Could it cause problems?

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Tom

Norsk,

I'm about 700 k's north of you, in Åfjord, referred to by the tourist board as "Norway in Miniature".

My little 411 was modified heavily by a guy who had the creativity of the guy who built the one above but without the attention to detail. When the manuals arrive I will try and figure out what are modifications, why they were made and what to keep.

You know the price of 4wd tractors in Norway so, for me at least, this is a cheap alternative with a lot of potential for this area.

How's the tree business in Bergen? I was involved in it 40+ years ago back home and still do a bit for friends.

Lykke til sørover.

Tom

Not something for a purist but it would make clearing the snow on the drive a whole lot more fun.

I hope Google translate works.

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Moose

Point taken on the oil.

Ref the video, I know that if it happened to me, a crowd would materialize with their iPhone's out. 5 minutes and everyone in the county would know and it would be on the evening news. Must remember to pay attention.

Cheers,

Tom